A Festival to Remember…

I am just back from The Provincetown International Film Festival where The Perfect Family played as the Opening Night Film and was extremely well received by audiences.  We arrived for Opening Night to crowds winding around the block outside the historic Town Hall right in the middle of Provincetown.  It was an exciting night for many as the Town Hall had been under construction and this was the first film to be shown there in several years.  The audience was thrilled that Kathleen Turner was present and we had a lively Q and A after the film.

The annual Film Festival is an important event in Provincetown and is supported by many local businesses.  My partner and I were lucky enough to stay at 8 Dyer (http://www.8dyer.com) a beautiful B and B with incredibly hospitable owners Frank and Tim.  We loved the local health food store around the corner, The Bradford Natural Market (http://www.bradfordnatural.com).  The owners Chris and Joe couldn’t be more delightful.

The programmers and everyone involved with the festival are true cinefiles and film enthusiasts and were so supportive of all the filmmakers.  There were parties, panels and events everyday and as such a well respected festival there were several high profile people attending.  It was wonderful to make contact and connect with film people in such a relaxed and organic environment.

I cannot recommend this festival highly enough for filmmakers or film lovers!!

My Best,

Anne

Here are some pictures!

Opening Night Film at Historic Town Hall

Q and A after screening with Kathleen Turner and Anne Renton

Wonderful breakfast panel with Kathleen Turner and Abigal Breslin



Thanks for visiting our website!

We hope you find all the info on the film you need and we look forward to seeing you at a screening- hopefully soon. 

As a first time feature filmmaker, it truly is a privilege to sit with this film completed and be writing to you now.   It has been a long journey- 3 and a half years so far to be exact, from the time the script was optioned.  The journey continues as we head to the Tribeca Film Festival later this month.  It will be the first time an audience has seen the completed film- a thrilling and slightly terrifying prospect!

The film really has been a labor of love for so many people.  We were blessed to work with an extremely talented and dedicated cast led by Kathleen Turner, who moved to Los Angeles for 5 weeks for filming.  Kathleen was quite involved for many months prior to filming, giving us notes and input on the script and being willing to be the first cast member on board the project.  Kathleen is about to start a run of her play HIGH on Broadway- we are so excited for her.  During her press run for the play she is mentioning our film too and we are so grateful for her support.  Our strong supporting cast includes Emily Deschanel, Jason Ritter, Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Lawrence and Elizabeth Pena.  It was so incredible to work with such an ensemble of quality actors.

Our crew also showed up and worked so hard to bring this picture to completion-from our talented and creative cinematographer Andre Lascaris to our caterer, Carrie Cusack who provided us with healthy organic food every day.  Please see our crew page and imdb page to read about the wonderful people involved in The Perfect Family.

Also, we are infinitely grateful to our Executive Producer Connie Cummings who showed up every day and helped hold a balanced energy on our set and was always incredibly supportive and kind to our team.  Our editor Chris Kroll worked tirelessly to perfect and shape our story and brought his experience and wisdom all through our postproduction process.  And this film would never have been made without our fantastic producers Cora Olson and Jennifer Dubin, who brought everyone together to make this all happen.  They also provided their tremendous talent and experience and were integral in helping to craft and create this film.

But, most importantly we hope you, the audience, get to see the film and enjoy it!

The story is a comedy drama with a vast array of emotional ups and downs.  I feel the overarching themes of the film are very relatable. Though the specific issues may vary, I know many people have the experience of what it is like to not meet up to ones parents’ expectations, for many different reasons.  Or likewise for parents, wishing for different outcomes for your children’s lives, whether quietly or more overtly like our protagonist, creates a similar internal struggle.   Or perhaps sometime is it even ones own perceived projections of what their parents or family will approve of or tolerate that holds them back.  Ultimately I think we can all relate to a version of the not so ‘perfect family’ that is actually just perfect as it is. 

So feel free to write a comment and keep in touch.  We will keep you updated here on tidbits about the film, the creative process as well as screening info with what is happening with the film.

My best,

Anne Renton

Director